Year: 2018
3 children killed , 2 injured in gas cylinder explosion
No fewer than three children have died in Sara Village in Gwaram LGA of Jigawa, following a cooking gas cylinder…
Herbalist swindles customer of N170,000
An Igbosere Magiatrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday admitted a 36-year-old harbalist, Ahmed Ifakunle, who allegedly swindled his customer to…
NSCDC recovers N9.9m debts in Jigawa
The Jigawa Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) said it recovered over N9,944 debts in the second…
NSF: Sports categorisation, prerogative of NSC – Dalung
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, says the categorization of sports in the National Sports Festival (NSF) is…
Turkish museum discovers 8-million-year-old mammoth fossil
A museum in Turkey’s central Yozgat province on Tuesday says it has discovered a fossil believed to come from an…
Katsina earmarks N1.5bn for UMYU’s Faculty of Agric take-off
Katsina state government has earmarked N1.5 billion for the take-off of Faculty of Agriculture at Layin Minista in Umaru Musa…
Kaduna varsity, vocational centre, train 500 students
The Kaduna State University Entrepreneurship Research and Development Centre (ERDC), in collaboration with Magvoile Vocational Centre, on Tuesday commenced a…
Leo, Cee-c Bag Endorsement Deals
BBNaija 2018 ex housemates, Leo and Cee-C have gotten themselves new endorsement deals.
Malaysians contribute $37m to help pay off country’s debt
Malaysians have contribute more than 150 million ringgit (37 million dollars) to help pay off its staggering national debt, the…
Police avert attack on Zamfara community, kill one suspect
The Police in Zamfara said on Tuesday it averted an attempt by gunmen to attack Tangaram community in Anka Local…
Iraqi Police disperse protesters outside Zubair Oilfield
Iraqi Police used batons and rubber hoses to disperse about 250 protesters at the main entrance to the giant Zubair…
Electoral offences: EU partners INEC, Police to train legal officers
EU is partnering with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Police to train legal officers on prosecution of electoral…
Fake dollar syndicate: Police arrest 5 suspected members
The Commissioner of Police in Gombe State, Mr Shina Olukolu, on Tuesday, said the police have arrested five suspected members…
Uganda will not scrap social media tax – Minister
The Ugandan government on Tuesday said it will not scrap the recently introduced taxes on social media use and mobile…
EU agrees on data deal with Japan
The European Union reached a deal on Tuesday, allowing businesses to seamlessly transfer personal data between the bloc and Japan,…
Sen. Jang’s case: EFCC fails to present witnesses
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday failed to bring witnesses to testify in the case of alleged…
Police target Rome’s most notorious crime family
Rome’s most notorious crime family, the Casamonicas, was targeted by a major Police operation on Tuesday, leading to 31 arrests…
Set aside sinking funds, Pension official charges state govts
The Executive Director, Business Development, South and Strategy, Premium Pension Ltd., Mrs Kemi Oluwashina, on Tuesday, urged state governments to…
Kebbi produces 3.6m tonnes of nation’s rice – Official
Alhaji Muhammad Shehu, the Permanent Secretary, Kebbi Ministry of Agriculture, has said that the state produced 3.6 million tonnes of…
Cambodia election: Nearly 70,000 security forces to be deployed
Nearly 70,000 security personnel would be deployed at all 22,967 polling stations during Cambodia’s general election, a National Election Committee…
Travel agent in trouble over alleged visa fraud
A travel agent, Folake Morakinyo, 48, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court over alleged N840,000 visa fraud.
Court admits herbalist to N500,000 bail
An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday admitted a 36-year-old herbalist, Ahmed Ifakunle, who allegedly swindled his customer to…
Nigeria restates commitment to holistic prisons reform
The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government towards a holistic prisons…
Nigerian govt to send plane to repatriate stranded Nigerians in Russia
The Nigerian government will send a plane to repatriate the 200 defrauded Nigerian citizens currently stranded in Russia.
Nigerians don’t understand functions of National Assembly – Dogara
Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has said that many Nigerians do not understand the functions of the…
Online publications have taken away our jobs – Bauchi newspaper Vendors
Newspaper Vendors in Bauchi say they are facing hard times following a drop in sales of newspapers as a result…
UN urges Nicaragua to provide information on missing activists
The UN Human Rights Office on Tuesday called on the Nicaraguan Government to provide information on two activists missing since…
Fake lawyer arrested for theft, impersonation
The police in Lagos have arrested a 27- year- old man Destiny Otubambo, for allegedly parading himself as a lawyer…
Mother, son, in court for assaulting co-tenant with knife
A mother and her son, who allegedly used a knife to inflict injuries on co-tenant during a fight, were on…